About | ArcGIS REST APIs | Esri Developer

URL:: https://<root>/about
Methods:: GET
Version Introduced:: 12.0

Description

The about resource returns hardware, extension, and license information for ArcGIS Video Server. Starting at ArcGIS Enterprise 12.0 on Windows and Linux, this resource also includes information on patches that have been installed on the server, including the install date and patch name.

Request parameters

Parameter Details

Parameter	Details
`redacted` (Optional)	Introduced at 12.0. When set to `true`, all hostnames included as part of URLs, or as values for the `machineName` properties, included in the response are replaced with placeholder values. If set to `false`, or not included in the request, hostnames will appear as-is in the response. Values: `true` \| `false`
`f` (Required)	The response format. The default format is `html`. Values: `html` \| `json` \| `pjson`
`token` (Required)	Users interacting programmatically with this endpoint must generate a token that must be included as a request parameter. A token can be obtained using the Generate Token operation.

redacted

(Optional)

Introduced at 12.0. When set to true, all hostnames included as part of URLs, or as values for the machineName properties, included in the response are replaced with placeholder values. If set to false, or not included in the request, hostnames will appear as-is in the response.

Values: true | false

f

(Required)

The response format. The default format is html.

Values: html | json | pjson

token

(Required)

Users interacting programmatically with this endpoint must generate a token that must be included as a request parameter. A token can be obtained using the Generate Token operation.

Example usage

The following is a sample request URL used to access the about resource without redacted values:

Use dark colors for code blocksCopy
https://organization.example.com/<context>/admin/about?f=pjson

JSON Response example

Use dark colors for code blocksCopy
{
    "currentBuild": "266",
    "serverRole": "FEDERATED_SERVER",
    "lastUpdated": 1767626101850,
    "siteUrl": "https://organization.example.com/video",
    "redacted": false,
    "serverType": "ARCGIS_VIDEO_SERVER",
    "webContextUrl": "",
    "machines": [{
        "licenses": {
            "features": [
                {
                    "expirationString": "Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 EDT 2026",
                    "displayName": "ArcGIS GIS Server Advanced",
                    "isValid": true,
                    "name": "esriServerLicenseAdvanced",
                    "expiration": 1792555200000,
                    "canExpire": true,
                    "coreCount": 4,
                    "version": "12.0.0"
                },
                {
                    "expirationString": "Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 EDT 2026",
                    "displayName": "ArcGIS Video Server",
                    "isValid": true,
                    "name": "esriServerVideo",
                    "expiration": 1792555200000,
                    "canExpire": true,
                    "coreCount": 0,
                    "version": "12.0.0"
                }
            ],
            "version": 11,
            "machineName": "ORGANIZATION.EXAMPLE.COM"
        },
        "webServerCertificateAlias": "SelfSignedCertificate",
        "patches": {"installed": []},
        "adminURL": "https://ORGANIZATION.EXAMPLE.COM:21443/arcgis/admin",
        "machineName": "ORGANIZATION.EXAMPLE.COM",
        "hardware": {
            "numLogicalProcessors": 12,
            "systemMemoryAvailableMB": 27859,
            "os": "Microsoft Windows 11 build 26100",
            "cpu": "Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10850H CPU @ 2.70GHz\n 1 physical CPU package(s)\n 6 physical CPU core(s)\n 12 logical CPU(s)\nIdentifier: Intel64 Family 6 Model 165 Stepping 2\nProcessorID: BFEBFBFF000A0652\nMicroarchitecture: Comet Lake",
            "systemMemoryMB": 65241,
            "gpu": "Processor Name: Quadro T1000, Total Memory (MB): 4096, Free Memory (MB): 2760",
            "numPhysicalProcessors": 6,
            "localDiskUsage": [{
                "diskTotalSpaceGB": 943,
                "diskUsableSpaceGB": 180,
                "exceededDiskSpaceThreshold": false,
                "mount": "C:\\"
            }]
        }
    }],
    "serverId": "40xS9GgPNu6JatyE",
    "serverFunction": "VideoServer",
    "currentVersion": "12.0.0"
}